Anke van der Merwe
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PhD Physiotherapy, UFS
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
University of the Free State, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1557-5256
Dr. Anke van der Merwe, a registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, has been with the University of the Free State (UFS) since June 2014. She lectured in the Department of Physiotherapy from 2014 to 2021, where she supervised and examined postgraduate students and trained future physiotherapists both through coursework and clinical work. Since 2021, she fulfils the role of Undergraduate Programme Lead in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences where she coordinates four interprofessional skills modules. She completed her doctoral studies in 2021, producing a framework for integrating simulation in South African undergraduate physiotherapy education. Her work focuses on creating transformational spaces for healthcare and healthcare education notably through digitalisation, and curriculum development. She is a member of the Southern African Association of Health Educationalists, has published several research papers both nationally and internationally, is a reviewer for both national and international scholarly journals, has been the recipient of research funding and is involved in various collaborative research projects. In recognition of her contributions to healthcare education, she currently holds a Teaching and Learning Fellowship at the University of the Free State. Additionally, she was awarded Runner-up in the “Research in Learning and Teaching: Beginner” category at the University of the Free State Learning and Teaching Conference in 2021.
Announcements
- Fourth Thematic Issue: Call for Submissions
The Asia Pacific Scholar is now calling for submissions for its Fourth Thematic Publication on “Developing a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner for a Sustainable Future”!
The Guest Editors for this Thematic Issue are A/Prof Marcus Henning and Adj A/Prof Mabel Yap. For more information on paper submissions, check out here! - Best Reviewer Awards 2023
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2023.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2023
The Most Accessed Article of 2023 goes to Small, sustainable, steps to success as a scholar in Health Professions Education – Micro (macro and meta) matters.
Congratulations, A/Prof Goh Poh-Sun & Dr Elisabeth Schlegel! - Best Article Award 2023
The Best Article Award of 2023 goes to Increasing the value of Community-Based Education through Interprofessional Education.
Congratulations, Dr Tri Nur Kristina and co-authors! - Volume 9 Number 1 of TAPS is out now! Click on the Current Issue to view our digital edition.
- Best Reviewer Awards 2022
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2022.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2022
The Most Accessed Article of 2022 goes to An urgent need to teach complexity science to health science students.
Congratulations, Dr Bhuvan KC and Dr Ravi Shankar. - Best Article Award 2022
The Best Article Award of 2022 goes to From clinician to educator: A scoping review of professional identity and the influence of impostor phenomenon.
Congratulations, Ms Freeman and co-authors. - Volume 8 Number 3 of TAPS is out now! Click on the Current Issue to view our digital edition.
- Best Reviewer Awards 2021
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2021.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2021
The Most Accessed Article of 2021 goes to Professional identity formation-oriented mentoring technique as a method to improve self-regulated learning: A mixed-method study.
Congratulations, Assoc/Prof Matsuyama and co-authors. - Best Reviewer Awards 2020
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2020.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2020
The Most Accessed Article of 2020 goes to Inter-related issues that impact motivation in biomedical sciences graduate education. Congratulations, Dr Chen Zhi Xiong and co-authors.